Sarah Danielle Pitman

Sarah Danielle Pitman is a playwright who grew up on the unceded territory of the Lekwungen and W_SÁNEC nations. She studied writing and English at the University of Victoria before pursuing playwriting at the National Theatre School of Canada. Her work has been performed in Victoria, Vancouver, Montreal, and Toronto.

Sarah writes big stories fuelled by imagination. Inventing new dialects and vivid worlds, her plays are deliberately theatrical, bringing together multiple perspectives and complicated narratives. Through a combination of drama and comedy, she explores themes of connection, transformation, and climate collapse.

During her time at NTS, Sarah has worked on multiple projects including Fathom (dramaturgy by Ann-Marie MacDonald), Hunger Artists (with Nick Carpenter), Cascadia Nation (with Andrea Romaldi, Fatma Sarah Elkashef), and Beyond Belief (with Dean Patrick Fleming). Her play Salvage The Wrecked was written with dramaturgical guidance from Joanna Falck and performed under the direction of Jonathan Seinen at the National Theatre School’s 2025 New Words Festival.